This is a blog series based on ARK Brainstorming, a weekly discussion between our CEO, Director of Research, thematic analysts, ARK’s theme developers, thought leaders and investors. It is designed to keep you engaged in an ongoing discussion on investing in innovation. 1. The Gigafactory Tour This past Wednesday Tesla invited media to tour the […]

Over the past year, the 3D printing industry has undergone a dramatic transformation. ARK’s research shows that, while printer manufacturer earnings were hard hit in 2015, the companies have begun to restructure, shifting priorities to industrial applications. More competition has emerged from both traditional inkjet veterans and startups, and the consumer printer market has become […]

UPDATE: This article has been updated as of April 20, 2016 with the most recent 3D printing market data available. The size of the 3D printing market could grow by orders of magnitude in the next decade. Wall Street estimates a three to six fold increase from present reports, and Wohler’s doubled their forecast from 2013 […]

ARK Invest CEO/CIO, Cathie Wood sits down with Yahoo Finance‘s Jen Rogers to discuss why the blowout February jobs report was actually good news. She also analyzes the market’s response to a potential Trump nomination. In addition, Cathie explains why good news is actually becoming good news, despite the recent period of uncertainty and volatility. “Anyone […]

UPDATE: This Stratasys article has been updated following the results of the July 30th, 2015 Q2 earnings call. Down 75% from its peak and trading at 60% of book, Stratasys has become a value stock in a growth industry. Clearly, fears of share loss, platform obsolescence, and/or commoditization have discouraged investors. To justify this valuation, however, […]

At Consumer Electronics Show 2015, Intel exhibited the new Hewlett-Packard Sprout desktop, the first component of HP’s 3D printing ecosystem. During the next two years, it will introduce a 3D printer and a new printing technology called Multi Jet Fusion.1 Should players like Stratasys and 3D Systems be worried about HP’s new solution entering the 3D printing […]

This September, Holy Family General Hospital in Reet, Belgium performed the first total knee replacement surgery using Materialise’s X-ray knee guide solution. The software converts 2D X-ray images into 3D images and printable surgical models for planning surgeries. The knee guide from Materialise eliminates the need for an MRI or CT scan to create a […]

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